SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE 1914 Madame Waddington Readers of the Magazine will anticipate with special pleasure a new series of reminiscences by Madame Waddington, for every one will recall the charm of her "Letters of a Diplomat's Wife," "Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Wife," and "Château and Country Life in France." This new series of articles-"My First Years as a Frenchwoman "— will deal with a most interesting period of French history, covering M. Waddington's services: At the Ministry of Public Instruction, 1876-77; at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Berlin Congress, 1877-78; and as Prime Minister, 1879. The political, diplomatic, and social aspects of these years, intimate personal views of nearly all of the important personages of the times in diplomacy, literature, and art, the people met at various State functions, private dinners, balls, the opera, the theatres, are commented upon in the author's own inimitable and delightful way. This is history written from the inside - from the personal point of view. Will appear early in the year-The Rudyard Kipling articles on SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE 1914 A Short Serial Maje: A Love Story, by ARMISTEAD C. GORDON A tender idyllic story of the old South. Short Stories: By Sir Gilbert Parker, Henry van Dyke, Richard Harding Davis, Mary R. S. Andrews, Katharine Holland Brown, James B. Connolly, Gordon Arthur Smith, Mary Synon, Barry Benefield and many others.— A remarkable group of stories by Katharine Fullerton Gerould, author of "Vain Oblations," including one of the best Ghost Stories of years. The Rise and Fall Two articles by Brander Matthews, A Motor Number Early in the year-covering the en- Special Numbers The appreciation shown to " The Pan- Breaking into the By Richard Harding Davis Some of the excitement and humor Art and Artists A. B. 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